By Don Todd
Rush Limbaugh recently commented
that because of Donald Trump’s election Democrats have not been this mad since
Republicans freed the slaves. This is unquestionably true. What Rush did not
mention is that Democrats are behaving in much the same way as they did in
1860.
For instance Democrats were quick to
point out in 1860 as they are today that the Electoral College victor lost the
popular vote. In fact, Lincoln lost a little over sixty percent of the popular
vote with eighty one percent turnout in a four-way race while gaining 180
electoral votes. 152 electoral votes were required to win the election.
Were our current day Democrats
around 157 years ago they would be saying the same thing they are saying today:
“Is that fair?” “What about democracy?” “We must change the system and get rid
of the Electoral College!”
As in 1861 Democrats are now saying
they will not obey federal law. Various state municipalities and colleges are
claiming to be above the laws on criminal immigrants.
In the 1830s the theory was
nullification which claimed that since the states formed the federal government
they were superior to it and any federal law that violated a state constitution
was therefore null and void, which eventually led to the Secession Crisis of
the 1860s.
While this argument had some
internal logic it has always been invalidated by federal courts.
The Democrats of the Confederacy
called for sanctuary states for slave owners. Our 2017 Democrats have a much simpler
theory. It is the “We Won’t Do It,” theory which has no logic to it
whatsoever.
Secession was pushed by the
Democrats in 1861 and in 2016. In 1861 it was pushed by Democrat Jefferson
Davis in 2016 it is being pushed by Democrat Jerry Brown. Most school children
believe that the question of secession was settled by Republicans long ago but
the news apparently has not yet reached California Democrats.
Now as then Democrats have a problem
with people in blue uniforms. Then it was Union Solders. Now it is the police.
The enforcement arm of the Democrat
Party in the 19th century were people dressed in white sheets with pointy hats
and white masks and equipped themselves with flaming crosses and torches.
Their role was to spread mayhem and
intimidate through the use of violence anyone who disagreed with them. In the
21st century the enforcement arm wears black outfits along with black masks and
equip themselves with crowbars. Their outfits are better but their aims are the
same.
Outrageous rumors is another tool
still in the Democrat tool box. The famous dossier on pee gate is similar in
unbelievability to the rumor Lincoln was forced to enter Washington, D.C.
disguised as a woman.
Another parallel is that the
Democrats have once again become a regional minority party. They now represent
the Northeast Atlantic and Pacific coasts plus Illinois. Back then,
they represented the southeast Atlantic coast plus Texas.
Because of all these similarities
can one draw the conclusion we are headed for another war between states? I
hope not but there is one thing you can be sure of, if we are, the Republicans
will win again.
Don Todd is the President of
Americans for Limited Government Foundation.
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